Heller International Building

The 500 West Monroe Building is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The building rises 600 feet (183 m) in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood.[3] It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1992.[4] The 500 W Monroe Building currently stands as the 44th-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same firm who designed Chicago's Sears Tower and John Hancock Center and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

500 West Monroe Building
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Location500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Construction started1990
Completed1992[1]
Opening1992
Height
Roof600 ft (180 m)
Technical details
Floor count45
Floor area966,377 sq ft (89,779.4 m2)[2]
Design and construction
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
DeveloperTishman Speyer Properties

The 500 West Monroe Building currently stands as the tallest building in Chicago situated west of the Chicago River.[3] One year after its completion, in 1993, the building won the "Best Structure Award" from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois.[3] The building's design incorporated a unique turret-like structure on the structure's southeastern corner. The turret stands as the building's highest architectural point, and is illuminated in white lights at night.[3]

Tenants

See also

References
  1. "Heller International Building". Chicago Architecture, Artefaqs Corporation. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  2. "Heller International Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  3. "Heller International Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  4. "Heller International Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
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